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          Because JE replication causes a current copy of your
          environment to be available at every node in the group, the need
          for frequent backups is greatly reduced. Basically, every time a
          change is made on the Master, that change is backed up to every
          Replica node currently running. The result is that for each write 
          operation you get a real-time incremental backup to 
          <span class="emphasis"><em>n-1</em></span> nodes, where <span class="emphasis"><em>n</em></span> are
          the total number of nodes (including the Master) currently
          running in your replication group.
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          For this reason, JE does not currently support formal
          incremental backups of replicated environments. An application
          based upon the <a class="ulink" href="../java/com/sleepycat/je/util/DbBackup.html" target="_top">DbBackup</a> utility class can be written to allow
          administrators to create full backups. This is useful for
          creating a backup to be stored on offline media, if your data
          strategy calls for that level of protection.
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          Remember that when performing a full backup, you should obtain
          the backup from a node that is current. Either use the Master
          node itself, or use a Replica node that must acknowledge a
          transaction commit before the commit operation can complete on
          the Master.
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          Note that <a class="ulink" href="../java/com/sleepycat/je/util/DbBackup.html" target="_top">DbBackup</a> has some functionality that
          is specifically useful for replicated environments. See 
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